Corn-husker.



No. 634,923. Patented oct I7 l 9 T. P. WALTER. 89

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(Application filed Mar. 80, 1899.)

(No Modal.)

IiTnn STATES PATENT rricn.

CORN-HUSKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,923, dated October17, 1899.

Application filed March 30, 1899. Serial No. 711,081. (No model.)

To all whom t may concer-72,.-

Beit known that I, THEOPHIEL P. WALTER, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage andl State of Nebraska, haveinvented a new and useful Corn-Husker,of which the following is aspecication.

The invention relates to improvements in corn-huskers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcorn-huskers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient deviceadapted to fit the hand of the operator and prevent the same from beingcrippled; and a further object of the invention is to provide acorn-husker having an adj ustable hook adapted to be arranged indifferent positions to suit the hand of the op erator and capable ofbeing readily replaced when worn.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a corn-huskerconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan viewshowing the inner face thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional viewillustrating the manner of securing the adjustable hook to the metalplate. Fig. 4 isa detailperspective view of the hook. Fig. 5 is a detailView of the plate or shield, showing the outei` face thereof andillustrating the arrangement of its arms.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a plate or shield constructed, preferably, of metal andcurved to conform to the hand of the operator and having a conveX outerface and a concave inner face adapted to receive the fleshy portion ofthe hand at the base of the thumb adjacent to the wrist, and the saidplate or shield is attached to the handle by means of a transverse strap2, having a broad portion 3 at one end and tongues or narrow portions 4at the other end. The wide portion of the strap is provided with a pairof buckles 5 to receive the narrow portions or ton gues 4 5 but anyother suitable fastening device may be employed. The plate is providedat its outer end With'a transverse arm 6, extending laterally from oneside of the plate and curved to iit the edge of the `hand and adapted tolie in the space between the thumb and foretinger to support the deavice. The inner end of the plate is cutaway near one edge to form alongitudinal tongue or portion 7, which is free to be bent to conform tothe configuration of the hand and wrist, and by this construction theplate or shield may be readily shaped to conform to the hand, and it isadapted to distribute the force of the blow incident to husking cornover a large surface, so that the operator will not be inconvenienced bythe same.

The corn-husker is provided with a hook 8, having an inwardly-extendingbill or engaging portion and adapted to be adj usted transversely of theplate or shield to enable it to be arranged to suit the hand of theoperator. The shank of the hook is provided with an outwardly-extendingarm 9 and is adapted to be arranged in any one of a transverse series ofopenings or slots 10, disposed at different points along the plate orshield to avoid materially weakening the same. The outwardly-extendingarm 9 of the shank of the hook fits flat against the inner face of theplate or shield and is secured to the saine by a screw 1l, passingthrough one of a series of perforations 12 and engaging a threaded openwing 13 of the arm 9. The perforations are arranged in advance of theirrespective openings or. slots, and the hook may be quickly changed fromone point to another, and it ex tends lengthwise of the hand in all ofits positions. When a hook becomes worn, it may be readily replaced by anew one at a very small cost.

By making the hook detachable and providing for its adjustment todifferent points on the body the device as a whole may be adapted tohands of different sizes and for mations. In addition to this certainoperators desire to have the husking-hook nearer to the thumb thanothers.

tion described the position of the hook may be varied to suit the desireor whim of the operator and be adjusted to the most effective point foruse.

The strap is riveted or otherwise secured By the construe ICO handandthe Wrist, is adapted to receive the blows incident to husking corn,and it is adapted to distribute the jar and-lessen the effect of thesame. The thumb of the operator is perfectly free, so that the hand Willnot be crippled, and the hook, which is adjust- 4 ably secu red to thebod y portion of the device,

is adapted to be arranged in different positions and may be quicklychanged from one point to another. When the hook becomes worn, it may bereadily replaced at a small cost, and the hook is disposedlongitudinally of the hand in all of its adjustments.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and

the minor details of construction Within the scope of the appendedclaims may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit orsacriiicin g any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is-d l. A corn-husker provided in its body portion witha series of openings, in combination with a husking-hook adapted to befitted into capable of adjustment on the body portion and provided atits shank with an arm extending through one of the slots and detachablysecured to the inner face of the body portion, substantially asdescribed.

4. Acorn-huskercomprisingabodyportion provided with slots and havingperforations adjacent to the same, an adjustable hook provided at itslshank with an arm extending through one of the slots and arranged onthe inner face of the body portion,and a detachable fastening devicepassing through one of the perforations and engaging the arm,substantially as described.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of ltwo Witnesses.

THEOPHIEL P. XVALTER.

Witnesses:

A. H. RIDD, J OSEPHINE GILLILAND.

